HOUSE AND GARDEN 
December, 1910 
LIGHT 
Just Where 
Just When 
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1805 Gund Street 
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Living American Painters—Sergeant Kendall. 
A New Idea in American Architecture. 
Homes of the Men of 1830; The Barbizon Painters. 
Artists Who Have Made Furniture and Decorated Rooms. 
Winslow Homer: An Editorial. 
A Plea for Oak — Its Return to Popularity. 
What Artists and Art Schools are Doing. 
Gallery Exhibitions of the Month. 
European Architecture — A Department. 
The Gentle Art of Picking Up Antiques. 
Music Lovers’ Department: The Next Move in American 
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Making Gift Plants Bloom Again 
( Continued, from page 343) 
The cyclamen is another lovely flower 
that often perishes with the first season. 
While flowering it should be kept in a 
room as near fifty-five or sixty degrees 
as possible, with moderate air and water. 
Soon after the flowering period, the leaves 
will begin to turn yellow. Now remove 
to a cooler place, and gradually withhold 
water. Do not, however, let the soil dry 
out entirely, as the “bulb” must be kept 
plump. In a comparatively short time the 
new leaves will start out again, and at this 
time the plant should be repotted in fresh 
soil in a smaller, thoroughly drained pot 
about four or five inches in size. Water 
now when necessary, and repot again 
whenever the roots become crowded. In 
May plunge outside in a sheltered place, 
and shade with cheese-cloth, syringing on 
hot days. When the flower pot is filled 
with roots, give liquid manure or plant 
food, and as cold weather conies on take 
into the house again. Keep a sharp watch 
for the green aphis, and apply tobacco 
dust as a preventative. 
The begonias are most satisfactory, all¬ 
year-round flowering plants for the house. 
They may be had in a variety of beauti¬ 
ful colors, and can be easily managed. 
The chief secret of success is to let them 
grow outside as much as possible. They 
are gross feeders, and like liquid manure 
and plenty of water. Be sure to bring 
them in early enough in the fall to escape 
the first cold weather, but give them open 
windows on all mild days. 
No matter what house plant you may 
be taking care of, remember that the 
“ounce of prevention” is not only the best 
but the easiest way out of trouble. Watch 
diligently for all insect enemies, and ap¬ 
ply one of the several well known and effi¬ 
cient remedies. In plunging pots out-of- 
doors in the summer, as described above, 
leave an inch of the rim above the soil, 
and once in every two weeks or so turn 
the pots to prevent the roots from strik¬ 
ing through, and to keep the plants 
shapely. 
Don’t throw away your Christmas 
plants this year. Keep them, and you will 
be well repaid for any time they may re¬ 
quire. Bulbs that have been “forced” in 
the winter may, after being dryed off, be 
saved and planted out of doors and left 
to bloom there. 
The Country Home of a Composer 
(Continued from page 341) 
pictures, soft old reds and subdued blues 
being introduced in the rugs and in the 
furniture coverings. One wall is lined 
with built-in bookcases, having as their 
centre a deep-set window, under which is 
a wide seat, equipped with numerous 
drawers — of good dimensions for prints 
and portfolios—all painted a cool French 
gray, relieved with brushed-brass hard- 
(Continued on page 388) 
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